Jean-Frederic Dufour, Current CEO of Zenith, Named New Rolex CEO
A rumor reported on our sister blog, Watch-Insider, this morning, has now been confirmed: Jean-Fr��d��ric Dufour, currently the CEO of Zenith, has been named the new global CEO for Rolex SA. An official start date for Dufour, who has been in his position at Zenith since 2009, has yet to be announced. The text of Rolex’s very brief press release, issued today, follows.“Rolex confirms the arrival of Jean-Frederic Dufour, current CEO of Zenith, to ROLEX SA to take over the direction at a date still to be determined, and in agreement with the company’s standing CEO, Gian Riccardo Marini. “All other communication will be released in due course.”Dufour will become the sixth CEO of Rolex, and the fourth since 2008. We will bring you more information as it becomes available. Meanwhile, our colleagues at Monochrome Watches have posted an article about Dufour and Rolex, which includes a (French-language) video interview on Swiss television with the journalist who firs

UTS Adventure GMT
12 years ago Mechanical Engineer and watch collector Nicolaus Spinner had a vision to create his own watch. Having access to the latest CNC machines in Munich, Germany helped make the dream a reality. The UTS Commander was born, a unique watch case that featured a 45mm case with front and back sapphire crystals. Fast forward and UTS Watches is proud to present the Adventure GMT. Building on the Commander case foundation, UTS adds an automatic Valgranges GMT movement. Super-Luminova glowing in bright blue. Six hex screws connect through front-middle into the back watch case. The Adventure rating is typical conservative rating of an engineer. Each watch is tested well beyond the printed specifications. All watches feature UTS in-house case construction.The Adventure GMT is limited to 200 pieces and priced at $4000.Additional technical information appears below the images, which may be enlarged with a click.Technical SpecificationsGerman Stainless Steel, 1.4404, brushed finishDimensions:

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